The Flesh of a Little Child March 18, 2012 “Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.” (2 Kings 5:14) The familiar story of Naaman the […]
The Goal of Teaching December 9, 2011 “Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.” (1 Timothy 1:5) As Paul begins his instruction to his disciple Timothy, his “own son in the faith” (v. 2), he warns him about false doctrine […]
The Golden Scepter February 12, 2012 “And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near and touched the top of the sceptre.” (Esther […]
God Is Love September 16, 2011 “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” (1 John 4:16) God is clearly “the Lord, the righteous judge” (2 Timothy 4:8), but He is also “the God […]
God and the Nations January 30, 2012 “Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.” (Isaiah 40:15) God has a divine purpose for nations, as shown by the fact that there will […]
God’s Son in the Old Testament March 24, 2012 “I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.” (Psalm 2:7) There are many today (especially Muslims, Jews, and Christian “liberals”) who are monotheists, believing in one supreme God but rejecting the deity of […]
God Is Able February 15, 2012 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.” (Ephesians 3:20) The Bible portrays God as omnipotent–all-powerful, able even to create all things from nothing (Hebrews 11:3). The individual is portrayed as totally […]